Microsoft EDSv4 Series Dedicated Host - Type 1
Access dedicated Microsoft Azure infrastructure with the EDSv4 Series Type 1, providing exclusive compute resources for your business-critical applications.
- Dedicated Resources: Gain exclusive access to physical servers, ensuring predictable performance and isolation for your sensitive workloads.
- Enhanced Security: Benefit from a physically isolated environment, crucial for meeting stringent compliance and data privacy requirements.
- Optimized Performance: Run your most demanding applications without noisy neighbors, guaranteeing consistent and high-level performance.
- Compliance Assurance: Meet regulatory obligations by maintaining control over your hardware environment and data residency.
Product Overview
Product Overview
The Microsoft EDSv4 Series Dedicated Host provides dedicated physical servers within Azure, offering you exclusive access to the host and its compute resources. This offering is ideal for organizations requiring a higher level of control, isolation, and predictability for their Azure workloads, particularly those with strict compliance or licensing needs.
This dedicated host solution is designed for IT Managers and IT Professionals in SMB and mid-market companies who manage their own IT infrastructure or cloud deployments. It fits into environments that require dedicated hardware for specific applications, such as databases, critical business systems, or workloads with specific licensing terms that mandate dedicated infrastructure.
- Exclusive Physical Server Access: Your own dedicated host ensures no shared resources, leading to consistent performance.
- Enhanced Isolation and Security: Physical separation of your workloads from other tenants.
- Compliance and Licensing Flexibility: Supports specific regulatory requirements and software licensing models.
- Predictable Performance: Eliminates the 'noisy neighbor' effect for critical applications.
- Cost Efficiency: Potentially more cost-effective for specific high-demand or compliance-driven workloads compared to standard virtual machine offerings.
For businesses needing dedicated Azure infrastructure with enhanced control and predictable performance, the EDSv4 Series Dedicated Host is a strategic choice.
What This Enables
Enable High-Performance Application Hosting
Enable teams to deploy and run demanding business applications that require consistent, high-performance compute resources. This ensures critical operations remain uninterrupted and efficient, regardless of other tenant activity.
private cloud, hybrid cloud, on-premises infrastructure, virtualized environments
Meet Stringent Compliance Requirements
Streamline the process of meeting regulatory mandates and data residency requirements by utilizing physically isolated infrastructure. This provides the necessary control and auditability for sensitive data and operations.
regulated industries, data-sensitive operations, secure data storage, compliance-focused deployments
Optimize Software Licensing
Automate the management of software licenses that require dedicated hardware, such as certain Microsoft SQL Server or Windows Server editions. This ensures license compliance and avoids potential penalties or unexpected costs.
enterprise software, licensed applications, BYOL scenarios, specific software vendor agreements
Key Features
Dedicated Physical Server
Guarantees exclusive access to compute, memory, and storage resources for predictable performance and isolation.
Physical Isolation
Enhances security by separating your workloads from other tenants, crucial for sensitive data and compliance.
Azure Hybrid Benefit
Allows you to use your existing on-premises Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with Software Assurance for discounted rates on dedicated hosts.
Support for Various VM Sizes
Enables deployment of a wide range of Azure VM sizes on the dedicated host, offering flexibility for different workload needs.
Control Over Host Maintenance
Provides visibility and some control over host maintenance events, allowing for better planning of application availability.
Industry Applications
Finance & Insurance
Financial institutions require robust security, data isolation, and predictable performance to meet stringent regulatory compliance like PCI DSS and SOX, which dedicated hosts facilitate.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Healthcare organizations must adhere to strict data privacy regulations such as HIPAA, necessitating isolated environments and secure data handling capabilities provided by dedicated infrastructure.
Legal & Professional Services
Law firms and professional services handle highly sensitive client data, requiring dedicated resources for enhanced security, confidentiality, and compliance with data protection standards.
Manufacturing & Industrial
Manufacturers often run critical operational systems and IoT workloads that demand consistent performance and high availability, making dedicated hosts suitable for ensuring uninterrupted production.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a dedicated host?
A dedicated host is a physical server within Azure that is entirely dedicated to you. It provides physical isolation for your Azure virtual machines, ensuring that you are the only tenant on that hardware.
How does a dedicated host differ from a standard VM?
Standard VMs run on shared physical hardware, meaning multiple tenants share the same underlying server. A dedicated host provides you with your own physical server, eliminating resource contention and offering enhanced security and compliance.
Can I use my existing Windows Server and SQL Server licenses with a dedicated host?
Yes, with Azure Hybrid Benefit and Software Assurance, you can bring your eligible on-premises licenses to Azure dedicated hosts, potentially reducing costs.
Deployment & Support
Deployment Complexity
Medium — IT-assisted
Fulfillment
Digital Delivery
License keys / portal provisioning
Support Model
Zent Networks Managed
Renewal, add-license, and lifecycle management included
Subscription Terms
Cancellation
Cancel anytime — no charge on next cycle
You may cancel this subscription at any time. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. You will not be charged for the following billing cycle. Access remains active through the end of the paid term.
Returns
Subscription licenses are non-refundable
Digital software licenses and SaaS subscriptions cannot be returned once activated or provisioned. Contact a Zent Networks account manager if you have questions before purchasing.